Identity Theft Made E-Z December 9, 2010

This is a PSA for all of you wannabe hackers – and those who would rather not be hacked.

Being a fan of cyberpunk sf and now those Dragon Tattoo books, I have felt something close to awe for hackers. They seemed an elite club of folks with esoteric knowledge. But no more: now the technopeasant masses can hack into others’ accounts with a push of a button. The app is called Firesheep.

When you are logged in at a public hotspot, someone using this free app can sneak in to sites under your name, just as if they were you. It reminds me of those old movies where a person gets into the elite nightclub by walking closely on the tail of someone else’s large party. Or Harry Potter’s Cloak of Invisibility.

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